Ive been listening to Telomere's latest, Lux Primordia and its a real nice one. No huge surprises, but lots of Serge and other analog goodness. (Note: it, unlike previous Telomere releases is a CDR, but I have no huge problem with this, especially given the current lack of adequate market support for most physical releases).

steve roach - future flows(i decided to go for the Flac download for now and purchasing my CD later on via Amazon when it comes by for a good price.initially i didn't feel much for this release but after multiple listens over the last 2 days, i can feel it has enough depht to bite into it.. i agree the 2nd track feels a bit like the Ascension for Shadows sessions but halfway the track it unfolds into something very beautiful and graceful, i haven't heard from Roach for quite a while..)

eluder - through horizon(digital edition while waiting for my CD to arrive, excellent release on Infraction! very nice breathing drones and sounds.. a current highlight for me)

marsen jules - the endless change of colour(obviously a letdown for many 12k devotees but for me a 12k highlight. beautiful ever-shifting organ-like drones for 47 minutes)

vincent i watson - serene(a classic sounding ambient album from the UK techno-head. surprisingly good, at times some tracks even remind me of Thom Brennan's majestic ambient works..)

Hadn't heard of this guy before the recent posts here. Somewhat pleasant (especially the third track), though very short (34 minutes), and (to me ears) a little underproduced. Almost sounds to me like it came straight from the laptop without much mixing or post processing.

Sonmi451 - Four Peaks & RuisI'm slowly in the process of trying to acquire everything I can by this artist. I agree with Forrest that the 3rd track of Four Peaks is a stand out track on the disc.

Ruis was released on the Slaapwel label--a label that specializes in handcrafted, limited editions that are designed to facilitate sleep and dreaming. Ruis is a single, 32-minute track that contains some nice drones, sprinkled with a variety of processed sounds that accent things nicely. As much as I enjoy listening to it, I have to confess that I don't find it good music for falling to sleep. The improvised parts vary too much in their volume and some of the drone work has borderline abrasive qualities.

Pixel - MantleI have a love-hate relationship with Raster-Noton. Some of their releases really grab my attention. Some of them just don't go anywhere that I find interesting. This new release by Pixel is really cool and I've been enjoying it quite a bit. It is very prototypical of the RN genre, but nothing feels gratuitous; everything is deliberate and well organized.

Led zeppelin--Celebration Day. I'm still blown away by how good this is. The Police--Live. How great were the Police?!! If in doubt, get thisRush--A Show of Hands. Live 1986.and 1988. Polished but visceral.

What I like is bandcamp connects you to others that have similar music taste....I have discovered music I might have passed on or not even discovered left to my own devices. Sure, nothing that special in the grand scheme of things, yet it is, because it is within the single most largest "lossless" download music site that I am aware of.

Wire - Change Becomes Us (I'm really digging their new one--a bit of Pink Flag, a bit of 154, a little of everything)

Awaiting my copy - I ordered one of the bundles via pinkflag.com, which includes the spec. ed. disc, the new Wire book, & t-shirt. Hopefully sometime over the next week, but intl postage being what it is, who knows...

However, been playing the hell out of lately, and re-investigating, as it were, Object 47, their disc of a few years back. Like most Wire albums, it revealed its many sonic delicacies thanks to repeated listening. "Mekon Headman" & "Are You Ready" particularly are two of the finest drops Wire's produced in the 00s ("One of Us", too). Lyrically, the wordplay of Newman & Lewis is unparalleled in rock - simply brilliant. Looking forward to their show in NYC in July.

Though I prefer the more experimental (ne้ electronic) approaches of their post 80s phase(s), I've been a major Wire enthusiast since Pink Flag, in addition to owning all the members's solo albums, plus adjunct projects & labels (Dome, Duet Emmo, HALO, He Said, He Said Omala, Newman's Swim label releases, etc.). And let's not forget the significantly underrated masterpiece of electronica that was the lone Wir album The First Letter, which even devotees of the band seem to either ignore or dismiss (to their disadvantage, I might add).

Personally, I've felt the boys capable of very few bum notes throughout a large catalog & across decades of recalibration & reinvention. As you might deduce, they're pretty big in my book. Any other forum denizens other than Forrest of a similar persuasion?